title: GeO2-SiO2-chitosan-medium-coated hollow optical fiber for cell immobilization.
abstract: A GeO(2)-SiO(2)-chitosan-medium (GSCM)-coated hollow optical fiber (HOF) is proposed. The HOF consists of three parts: the fiber core (air), cladding (SiO(2)), and coating (GSCM), which shows the highest refractive index of the three. The HOF's luminescence properties and surface morphology are investigated. Their adsorption capacity for Rhodopseudomonas palustris CQK 01 is also assayed. We discovered that when the amount of 2GeO(2)-SiO(2) sol dopant is 0.9 mass percent, the HOF exhibits the highest luminous intensity and uniform light distribution, and the adsorption capacity for the cell is 3.2 times higher than that of a normal solid optical fiber.
authors.forename: Nian-Bing
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yong-Zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D018914:Cells, Immobilized / Q000737:chemistry*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D005857:Germanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005857:Germanium; C040516:germanium oxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D048271:Chitosan